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Friday, May 31, 2013

MTN Nigeria Internet Settings for Android Phones

Configuring an Android Smartphone to browse the internet is a
task many people find difficult to do so they thereby take their phone to someone
more knowledgeable to do it for them. But do you know that configuring your
Android Smartphone and even Tablet to use the internet is
easier than you think ?

In this tutorial, I will teach you How to configure your Android Smartphone or
Tablet to browse the internet – don’t worry about the type of Smartphone or the
version of Android you want to configure; so far its Android, it will work for
you. Now, sit back and relax as we go through the process.

On your Smartphone Homescreen , press the Menu icon and scroll down to Settings & Open Setting.

Click on Wireless & Networks and Open Mobile Networks then click on Access Point Names.

Now choose the + New APN, you will see a long list of options, then fill the options as shown below -

Name - MTN GPRS

APN - web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net

Proxy - 10.199.212.2

Port - 8080

Username - web

Password - web

Server - leave it

MMSC - leave it

MMS proxy - leave it

MMS port - leave it

MCC - leave it

MNC - leave it

Authentication type - choose NONE

APN type - leave it

APN protocol - IPv4

4. Now click on 'Save' in order to save the details you have filled above. 5. Since you've saved the settings, activate it by clicking on the o icon in front of it.6. Now press the back button and tick Enable data access over mobile network.7.Now, you are done with the Internet connection settings on your Android. If you get everything right, the E, G, H+, 2G,
3G or 4G icon (depending on your device type) will show on the
notification bar then you can now access the internet on your Android device. Note:
The interface or OS used in this tutorial is the Android 2.3.4 GingerBread
version but it also features the same settings on other Android version and
also note that The Internet Configuration settings used in this tutorial is for
MTN
Nigeria, the Settings for GLO, Etisalat and Airtel is
available here

Do you have any problem while configuring your Android Smartphone
or Tablet ? Kindly drop your experience, suggestion or contribution making use
of the comment box provided below, we will be glad to help you. Don't forget to
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